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We will discuss different subjects here, and often we will show poems on all kinds of subjects. Already we have shown many poems here. I truly hope you have enjoyed them.

Many of the poems that you see here have been printed or etched on picture matting for insertion into a frame. These make very nice and unique gift items. And, I can write one just for you or your friend or loved one, and the poem can be etched or printed on matting for you, or I can do it on paper with your special photograph. Several months ago, a very nice customer who understood copyrights asked if he could use one of the poems on this site for his daughter’s graduation book at her high school. I agreed to allow him to publish this poem in the graduation book as a dedication to his daughter, for a small fee. (I have to make a living, just as you do!) While I am in the business of selling gift items, I also know that sometimes people just might want the use of a poem for a different purpose—for a reading in a wedding, for example, or at a funeral or wake. If you are interested in “renting” a poem (without actually buying a picture poem gift) to be read at an event or used in a high school yearbook, we have made this possible. See the Commissioned Poems page, then look under the Permission or Allowance to Publish or Use for Limited Purpose section, or go to the “Permission to Use a Poem” page, or send an email to info@danielmarkpicturepoems.com.

“Gathered here on hallowed ground, etched in echoes of somber sound of muffled drum and freedom’s song, are the boots of those so young. May we keep what they have saved so we honor what they’ve done. They died so we could keep that song– such sacrifice from those so young. May we always hear […]

All over the world, students are graduating from schools at every level: grade schools, high schools, colleges, graduate schools, medical schools, law schools. And for you who are graduating, I offer my heartfelt congratulations, and thanks! Why thanks? Because of course it marks an accomplishment. But it also marks you–the graduate–as a learner, as someone who understands […]

Nurses are so important to all of us. And many people don’t realize how important they are to the entire health care system. They are your advocates in a hospital. They are the front line of medicine. They ask questions. They listen. They observe. They touch. They assess. They care. They know a lot […]

I just want to wish everyone who visits here and reads my little pieces a very happy Thanksgiving Day! I am grateful to you. This is a uniquely American tradition, and as much as it has been commercialized, it still retains value because it helps to bring friends and families together. And special thanks to […]

Time to say Thanks! Today, Sunday, I am thanking some people, and I will try to do this throughout the week. I met a wonderful lady for coffee on Friday. Jean MacDonald is a speaker and a business coach. She is actually a Distinguished Toastmaster (or DTM), and she speaks to organizations and businesses […]

Sunday, October 12, 2014! The Chicago Marathon! Are you running? Is your wife, husband, son, daughter, friend? Will you be watching? I wish I was running again! I think the very coolest part of the Marathon is the very beginning: There is a mass of people stretching blocks back from the starting line. After […]

Walk to End Alzheimer’s More Walks to End Alzheimer’s are scheduled for the upcoming weekends. Walk. Donate what you can. Click here to Walk or Donate You already know someone with this disease—a family member; a friend; it might even be you, though you don’t know it. When you forget something, do […]

Alzheimer’s Disease Affects So Many Families Sunday, September 21, 2014, a Walk to End Alzheimer’s will occur at North Central College, Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium. There are other walks in the Chicago area in the near future as well. See the link below for walks in Schaumburg, Libertyville, Glenview, Chicago, Joliet,Lake in the Hills, and Harrisburg, IL. […]

“The Eyes of My Father” A young man (well, about my age!) asked me to write a poem as a remembrance of his father, a World War II veteran... Read More

It’s Graduation Season!

Congratulations to graduates at every level!
Grade school. High School. College. Graduate Schools.
It's another step to move your life forward!
Enjoy it! You've earned that!
And keep on learning! More than ever, our world needs students who are committed to learning.
And remember: sometimes it's not what you know that's important. Sometimes it's what you don't know, and continuous learning helps you to keep learning that lesson.
Even more important: It's what you don't know that you don't know! That means that you will never know everything, but you need to recognize that there are things you need to learn and know, even if you don't know what they are yet!
Good luck to all graduates! Be perpetual learners! We need you!

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Read the instructions on pages where multiple product choices are present. Then go to the Selection Boxes. If you have any difficulties with the Selection Boxes, click the "Clear Selection" button until all boxes are cleared (you may have to click it more than once), and then enter all your choices again.

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Frames: See Top Menu Page titled "Frames." As the frames do contain glass, we ship the pieces with great care to prevent breakage. Be very careful when opening the package, and watch for breaks or cracks in the glass right away. See the top menu item titled "Frames."

Etched Pieces: Please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery of etched pieces.
Depending on the amount of text for personalization, photograph opening sizes may have to be adjusted and some text sizes may have to be adjusted also or perhaps edited.

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Copyrights: See Top Menu Page titled "Copyrights." All poems, text and photographs of picture poems on this website are protected by US Copyright law, and the copyrights thereto are owned by Daniel Mark Extrom. Copyright 2009-2014. All rights reserved.

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